Elijah Cummings

May I inquire how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 5 minutes remaining.

Let me make it clear, Mr. Chairman: this is not about a border wall. This is about building people and allowing them to sustain themselves. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Jeffries), who is the very…

Let me be clear. There are powerful interests here that do not want us to interfere with those massive profits.

I have been waiting a very long time to hold this hearing. For the past decade, I have been trying to investigate the actions of drug companies for all sorts of drugs, old and new, generic and brand name.

The ongoing escalation of prices by drug companies is simply unsustainable. This is a matter literally of life and death, and we have a duty to act now.

But tweaks are not enough. We need real action and meaningful reform.

I'll never forget Shkreli, Shkreli--yes, he came in here, and after jacking up prices sky high...

That makes absolutely no sense, none.

The cost of doing nothing is never nothing.

I promise you we will do everything in our power.

I just want to just keep that, I mean, as you're answering questions, help us to figure out where do we go from here.

Thank you for your leadership on this very important issue.

I just want you to convey back to the President that we are willing, ready, and able to work with him to get it done.

Thank you very much. Would the gentleman yield just for 30 seconds?

I guarantee you that we will act in a bipartisan way, because we have made a commitment to our constituents to address this problem.

The All-American Flag Act is a commonsense bill that all Members can support. It would require that all Federal agencies purchase American flags that are manufactured right here in the United States using materials grown or produced in the…

We want to look and see exactly what's happening, how much money is actually going into his pocket. And whether -- and try to make a determination whether he's making decisions in the interest of the American people or his own bottom line.

How are we doing with regard to diversity in the ranks? How are we doing with diversity with regard to faculty?

There is not one single black person. That was 1961. And the Coast Guard seems to have struggled with regard to diversity.

We have a delegation, right, fighting hard. Everybody's fighting hard.

I think both Senator Cardin and Senator Van Hollen have said this.

You will not get a delegation that will work closer and harder with you all to get this resolved and soon, as soon as we can.

I guess--maybe it's because I spent 6 months in the hospital. I have a different view of life, and that is that we only have one life to live; this is no dress rehearsal, and we may be gone tomorrow. But while we're here, this is our watch.

It is indeed an honor to testify before the Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the Senate's Committee on Environment and Public Works regarding the catastrophic flooding that has occurred in Ellicott City.

The Congress is only going to be in session for a little while, this week basically. Then we are out for August.